System and method for transferring media content from a mobile device to a home network
First Claim
1. A method for transferring media content from a mobile device to a home network wherein the mobile device has a user interface and further wherein the home network has rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a media transfer control, a media transfer indication and a renderer selection control/indication concurrently in the user interface of the mobile device during execution of a media application by the mobile device;
identifying first media content using the media application;
identifying a first target rendering device of the rendering devices in the home network wherein the renderer selection control/indication identifies the first target rendering device to a user of the mobile device;
accepting user input on the user interface of the mobile device which selects the media transfer control;
rendering the first media content on the first target rendering device in response to selection of the media transfer control; and
indicating to the user of the mobile device that the first target rendering device is rendering the first media content wherein the media transfer indication indicates to the user of the mobile device that the first target rendering device is rendering the first media content.
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Abstract
A system and a method transfer media content from a mobile device to a home network. A media application on the mobile device may be enabled to share media content with rendering devices in the home network. A user may enable and disable transfer of the media content from the media application to a target rendering device. Further, the media application may indicate visually the target rendering device and whether the media content is currently being transferred. Still further, the user may select a new target rendering device. Moreover, the media application may indicate network errors or other problems which may prevent the rendering of the media content and may enable the user to correct the network errors or the other problems.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for transferring media content from a mobile device to a home network wherein the mobile device has a user interface and further wherein the home network has rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a media transfer control, a media transfer indication and a renderer selection control/indication concurrently in the user interface of the mobile device during execution of a media application by the mobile device; identifying first media content using the media application; identifying a first target rendering device of the rendering devices in the home network wherein the renderer selection control/indication identifies the first target rendering device to a user of the mobile device; accepting user input on the user interface of the mobile device which selects the media transfer control; rendering the first media content on the first target rendering device in response to selection of the media transfer control; and indicating to the user of the mobile device that the first target rendering device is rendering the first media content wherein the media transfer indication indicates to the user of the mobile device that the first target rendering device is rendering the first media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for transferring media content from a mobile device to a home network wherein the mobile device has a user interface and further wherein the home network has rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a media transfer control and a renderer selection control/indication concurrently in the user interface of the mobile device during execution of a media application by the mobile device wherein the renderer selection control/indication visually indicates a first target rendering device; identifying the media content using the media application; accepting first user input in the user interface of the mobile device wherein the first user input selects the renderer selection control/indication; displaying a list of available rendering devices in the home network wherein the user interface of the mobile device displays the list in response to selection of the renderer selection control/indication; accepting second user input in the user interface of the mobile device wherein the second user input selects a second target rendering device from the list of available rendering devices; and rendering the media content on the second target rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for transferring media content to rendering devices in a home network using a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a media application executing on the mobile device wherein the media application enables a user to identify selected media content; a media transfer control which enables the user to identify a selected mode of operation from a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation wherein the first mode of operation transfers the selected media content to one or more of the rendering devices in the home network and further wherein the second mode of operation does not transfer the selected media content to any of the rendering devices in the home network; a media transfer indication which visually indicates the selected mode of operation; and a renderer selection control/indication which visually indicates a target rendering device from the rendering devices in the home network and which enables the user to change the target rendering device wherein the first mode of operation transfers the selected media content to the target rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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